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Bristol City U21 vs Colchester United U21

This page follows the latest fixture between these teams. Previous predictions stay on the record below.

Next match: Tue, 17 Nov 2026 • 16:30 UTC+3 • Regular Season

No Best Bet: no eligible value candidate at current conditions.

🎯 PredictLix Predictions

Predictions updated: 02 Nov 2026 07:08 UTC+3

MarketTipOddsProbabilityModel EV
Match Result (1X2) Home Current price not available59.6% —
Double Chance 12 Current price not available83% —
BTTS Yes Current price not available85.3% · No 14.7% —
Over/Under 2.5 Over 2.5 Current price not available90.6% · Under 9.4% —
Correct Score 3-2 Current price not available6.3% —

🧠 Match Preview

Bristol City U21 · Home

Bristol City U21 have won all three supplied head-to-head meetings, including 3-1 at home in the latest on 20 Apr 2026. Their recent home form is mixed, with a 4-1 win over Charlton Athletic U21 followed by defeats to Exeter U21 and Millwall U21.

Colchester United U21 · Away

Colchester United U21 have lost all three head-to-heads, failing to score in two of them. They did score five at home to Queens Park Rangers U21 in 5-1, but their two away games in this run brought defeats.

H2H dominance favours Bristol City

The head-to-head record is the clearest split here: Bristol City U21 have won each of the three supplied meetings, scoring 3 in every one, while Colchester United U21 have scored once across the series. The latest, 3-1 on 20 Apr 2026, repeats that pattern, and the earlier away win 0-3 shows Bristol City U21 can also prevail at Colchester. Colchester United U21's recent away defeats, 0-1 at Coventry City U21 and 4-6 at Wigan Athletic U21, add weight to that history. The evidence supports Bristol City U21 win.

Published 31 Oct 2026 22:46 UTC+3. Analysis and numbers reflect the pre-match data snapshot available at publication.

⚽ Current model expected goals: Bristol City U21 3.36 – 2.15 Colchester United U21 · expected total 5.51

🔑 What Drives the Prediction

Bristol City U21

Form (last 5)
LDLLW
Goals scored (season avg)2.40
Goals conceded (season avg)1.90
Best league winning streak this season2
Elo strength rating1305

Colchester United U21

Form (last 5)
Goals scored (season avg)2.40
Goals conceded (season avg)2.80
Best league winning streak this season3
Elo strength rating1377
Bristol City U21Colchester United U21
Goals scored (season avg)
2.40
2.40
Goals conceded (season avg)
1.90
2.80
Best league winning streak this season
2
3
Elo strength rating
1305
1377

Headline inputs behind this prediction. The full model combines 20+ weighted factors, each published with an evidence level (A–D) in How we predict — including proprietary signals and calibration we don't publish, into the final probabilities.

📈 Team Trends

Bristol City U21

Winless 4
BTTS
6/6
Over 2.5
5/6
Scored a goal
6/6
No goals conceded
0/6

Colchester United U21

BTTS
5/6
Over 2.5
5/6
Scored a goal
5/6
No goals conceded
0/6

Streaks run from the most recent match; ratios cover each team's last 6 matches in all competitions.

🏅 League Benchmarks: Professional Development League

Bristol City U21

Best BTTS rate (100%, last 6) 3rd best Over 2.5 rate (83%, last 6)

Colchester United U21

3rd best Over 2.5 rate (83%, last 6)

Rank among 17 Professional Development League teams. Attack, defence and clean sheets are season league stats; BTTS and Over 2.5 rates cover the last 6 matches, all competitions. Only top-3 and bottom-2 marks are shown.

🏠 Home vs Away Records

Bristol City U21 at home · Colchester United U21 away, the split that matters for this fixture.

Bristol City U21 (home)

Wins–Draws–Losses3W–1D–1L
W 3
D 1
L 1
Played5
Goals scored (avg)2.80
Goals conceded (avg)1.60
Clean sheets0
Failed to score0

Colchester United U21 (away)

Wins–Draws–Losses1W–0D–3L
W 1
L 3
Played4
Goals scored (avg)2.00
Goals conceded (avg)3.50
Clean sheets1
Failed to score2
Bristol City U21 (home)Colchester United U21 (away)
W 3
D 1
L 1
W 1
L 3
Played
5
4
Goals scored (avg)
2.80
2.00
Goals conceded (avg)
1.60
3.50
Clean sheets
0
1
Failed to score
0
2

Season record of the home team at its own ground against the away team's record on the road.

🎯 Most Likely Scores for the Selected 1X2 Outcome

3–2
6.3%
3–1
5.87%
4–2
5.29%
2–1
5.24%
4–1
4.93%

Over/Under and BTTS tips are aligned with the leading scoreline. Alternative scores below may belong to other goal-total or BTTS outcomes. Percentages are estimated probabilities of the exact scores, not probabilities conditional on any scenario.

⚔️ Head-to-Head

Bristol City U21 5 wins · 0 draws · Colchester United U21 3 wins · avg 4.3 goals · BTTS in 5 of 8

5
3
DateHomeScoreAwayCompetition
20 Apr 2026 Bristol City U21 3–1 Colchester United U21 Professional Development League
25 Nov 2025 Colchester United U21 0–3 Bristol City U21 Professional Development League
17 Feb 2025 Bristol City U21 3–0 Colchester United U21 Professional Development League
23 Dec 2024 Colchester United U21 4–2 Bristol City U21 Professional Development League
08 Mar 2024 Colchester United U21 6–2 Bristol City U21 Professional Development League
05 Dec 2023 Bristol City U21 4–2 Colchester United U21 Professional Development League
21 Feb 2023 Bristol City U21 1–2 Colchester United U21 Professional Development League
11 Oct 2022 Colchester United U21 0–1 Bristol City U21 Professional Development League

📈 Recent Form

Bristol City U21

DateOpponentVenueScoreResult
27/10 Millwall U21 Home 1–3 L
21/10 Norwich City U21 Away 1–1 D
18/10 Queens Park Rangers U21 Away 1–3 L
12/10 Exeter U21 Home 3–5 L
06/10 Charlton Athletic U21 Home 4–1 W
22/09 Hull City U21 Home 4–1 W
15/09 Peterborough United U21 Away 3–3 D
07/09 Reading U21 Away 2–1 W
01/09 Sheffield United U21 Home 3–1 W
22/08 Sheffield Wednesday U21 Away 1–1 D

Colchester United U21

DateOpponentVenueScoreResult
27/10 Queens Park Rangers U21 Home 5–1 W
06/10 Swansea City U21 Home 1–2 L
29/09 Coventry City U21 Away 0–1 L
25/09 Sheffield Wednesday U21 Home 2–1 W
15/09 Wigan Athletic U21 Away 4–6 L
01/09 Barnsley U21 Home 3–4 L
25/08 Bolton Wanderers Res. Away 0–7 L
14/08 Fleetwood Town U21 Away 4–0 W
25/07 Braintree Away 0–4 L
20/04 Bristol City U21 Away 1–3 L

📊 Season Comparison: Professional Development League

Bristol City U21 #8 · 12 pts ·  Colchester United U21 #11 · 9 pts

Bristol City U21

Wins–Draws–Losses3W–3D–2L
W 3
D 3
L 2
Played8
Goals scored (avg)2.40
Goals conceded (avg)1.90
Clean sheets0
Failed to score0
Yellow cards2
Red cards2
Penalties (scored/missed)1/0

Colchester United U21

Wins–Draws–Losses3W–0D–5L
W 3
L 5
Played8
Goals scored (avg)2.40
Goals conceded (avg)2.80
Clean sheets1
Failed to score2
Yellow cards0
Red cards0
Penalties (scored/missed)0/0
Bristol City U21Colchester United U21
W 3
D 3
L 2
W 3
L 5
Played
8
8
Goals scored (avg)
2.40
2.40
Goals conceded (avg)
1.90
2.80
Clean sheets
0
1
Failed to score
0
2
Yellow cards
2
0
Red cards
2
0
Penalties (scored/missed)
1/0
0/0

⏱️ Goal Timing (season)

Bristol City U21

1
0-15
16-30
4
5
31-45
4
5
46-60
3
3
61-75
2
1
76-90
6
scored conceded

Colchester United U21

3
0-15
5
3
16-30
5
4
31-45
4
3
46-60
1
4
61-75
3
5
76-90
1
scored conceded

Goals by 15-minute intervals this season. Late-game scoring patterns matter for live and "goal in last 15 minutes" markets.

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